{"product_id":"la-debacle-emile-zola-9780198801894","title":"La Debacle","description":"The penultimate novel of the Rougon-Macquart cycle, \u003cem\u003eLa Debacle\u003c\/em\u003e (1892) takes as its subject the dramatic events of the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune of 1870-1. During Zola's lifetime it was the bestselling of all his novels, praised by contemporaries for its epic sweep as well as for its attention to historical detail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Debacle\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to explain why the Second Empire ended in a crushing military defeat and revolutionary violence. It focuses on ordinary soldiers, showing their bravery and suffering in the midst of circumstances they cannot control, and includes some of the most powerful description Zola ever wrote. Zola skilfully integrates his narrative of events and the fictional lives of his characters to provide the finest account of this tragic chapter in the history of France. Often compared to \u003cem\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLa Debacle\u003c\/em\u003e has been described as a \"seminal\" work for all modern depictions of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emile Zola, Elinor Dorday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198801890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198801894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Emile Zola","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995500413183,"sku":"9780198801894","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9144a7fc-0457-44cd-8ddd-e2f06da1e8ad.jpg?v=1683336169","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-debacle-emile-zola-9780198801894","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}